Srinagar - Leh Road Status (2020): OPEN Manali- Rohtang Pass Status (2020): OPEN Manali - Leh Road Status (2020): OPEN Excerpt: 18 May, 2020: The Manali-Leh highway has opened for traffic. BRO on Monday cleared snow from Baralacha and officially declared the road open. 15 May, 2020: The Manali Leh highway is expected to open before May 20. However, only military movement will be allowed and civilians will not be allowed till further order. 28 April, 2020: Rohtang pass, one of the top tourist destinations of the country, has opened for vehicular traffic. BRO has cleared snow from Rohtang pass and first batch of 52 vehicles from Manali reached Lahaul on Tuesday. 20 Feb, 2020: Snow clearance on Manali-Leh highway starts officially after performing puja at Rahla fall near Manali and Darcha in Lahaul. Two BRO teams have moved towards Rohtang and Baralacha pass. 18 Feb, 2020: BRO starts clearing snow from Manali-Leh highway. The official snow clearance operation will start this week. 27 Dec, 2019: Rescue posts from both sides of Rohtang pass along Manali-Leh highway have shut as the pass is closed for both pedestrians and vehicular movement. 09 Dec, 2019: BRO again cleared snow from Manali-Rohtang-Keylong stretch. Keylong-Leh stretch likely to open by May end. More snowfall predicted from Dec 11. 21 Nov, 2019: After heavy snowfall of November 14 and 15, another spell of snowfall has started at Rohtang pass and Baralacha pass. One oil tanker has stranded at Rohtang. 11 Nov, 2019: BRO cleared snow from Manali-Rohtang-Keylong stretch but Keylong-Leh stretch will remain closed during winter months. 07 Nov, 2019: Manali Leh Highway Status 2020: Very heavy snowfall at Rohtang la and Baralacha la has again blocked the complete highway. 03 Nov, 2019: Fresh snowfall at Rohtang pass and Baralacha pass has blocked the Manali-Keylong-Leh highway.

Srinagar - Leh Road (2019): OPEN Manali - Leh Road (2019): CLOSED (Officially) CLICK HERE to know the Manali-Leh road status for 2020 Excerpt: October 15, 2019: The Manali-Leh highway is offically closed. Police posts from Sarchu and Darcha have been removed. As layer of ice has started to deposit on road surface and high passes are receiving snow, driving on this road is very risky. The administration and police declare the road officially closed from October 15 every year. June 9, 2019: Manali-Leh highway opens for vehicular traffic. BRO on Sunday said the highway is open for vehicles from June 10. Please note that the condition of the road is bad at some places. Snowfall, ice slide and some others factors are causing minor blockades. June 2, 2019: Manali-Leh highway is expected to open by June 7. June 1, 2019: Rohtang pass opens for tourists. May 31, 2019: Tourists can go till Lahaul valley beyond Rohtang pass after obtaining manual permit from Manali SDM office. May 18, 2019: Manali-Rohtang pass highway resumed but tourists will not be allowed until parking and other arrangements are made. April 28, 2019: Srinagar-Leh highway has been opened for vehicular traffic as BRO clears snow from Zojila pass. Tourist vehicles are expected to be allowed to ply in a week. April 10, 2019: Kullu district magistrate issued notification regarding timing system for all vehicles going/coming to/from Rohtang pass or beyond. Tourist vehicles going from Manali towards Leh-Ladakh will have to cross Gulaba barrier below Rohtang from 5:30am to 7:30am. No vehicle (going beyond Rohtang pass) will be allowed after 7:30am. March 25, 2019: Snow clearance operations on Manali-Leh highway started officially after organizing a puja at Gulaba for safety of jawans and machines. BRO officials said they will work hard to connect Lahaul by road

Srinagar – Leh Road (2019): OPEN Manali – Leh Road (2019): CLOSED (Officially) CLICK HERE to know the Manali-Leh road status for 2020 Excerpt: October 15, 2019: The Manali-Leh highway is offically closed. Police posts from Sarchu and Darcha have been removed. As layer of ice has started to deposit on road surface and high passes

Srinagar - Leh Road (2017): CLOSE Manali - Leh Road (2017): CLOSE Click here to know the Manali-Leh Road Status for 2020 CLICK HERE to know the Manali-Leh road status for 2019 CLICK HERE to know the Manali-Leh road status for 2018 Manali-Leh highway closes for vehicular traffic November 15, 2016: Passing through some of the highest mountain passes of the word, Manali-Leh highway, which is experiencing extreme cold conditions and some of its stretches are covered with layer of frost, is officially closed till next year. Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti administration has requested people to avoid traveling on this route. Water sources along the highway have frozen completely. A layer of frost is covering the road at Rohtang, Baralacha, Sarchu, Keling Sarai, Taglang-la, Pang and other high altitude areas. Frost remains round the clock in shady areas, increasing possibility of skidding of the vehicles. Apart from icing, the temperature is such that mountains can experience snowfall any time. Taking precautionary measures, the highway is officially declared closed every year on November 15. Though vehicular movement continues at own risk between Manali and Lahaul as this highway is the only lifeline to the residents but people traveling would be responsible for any accident. However, the traffic movement between Keylong (Lahaul) and Leh is almost nil. The main risk after October 15 remains of sudden snowfall which may trap vehicles at secluded areas away from any help. Police posts from Sarchu, too, have been removed until next season. In the past, too many such incidences have put people in trouble because weather between Rohtang and Taglang-la is unpredictable which changes within a few minutes. No telephone network works in this area. Meanwhile, vehicular traffic is still continuing on the Srinagar-Leh highway. However, its too cold at Zojila and other passes where water has started to freeze but people are still

LEH: What is the best time to visit Leh Ladakh? This is the question that every traveler wants to ask before planning his visit to Ladakh. However, Ladakh can be visited in all four seasons, 12 months a year, but depending upon the choice and fitness of traveler, one can plan tour based on the seasons. Seasons in Ladakh: May to September: Summer season (Peak tourist season) (Day temperature: 20 to 30 degrees C, Night temperature: 5 to 20 degrees C) October to November: Light cold (Lean season) (Day temperature: 5 to 20 degrees C, Night Temperature: 5 degrees C to -5 degrees C) December to March: Extreme cold (Leanest season) (Day temperature: -10 degrees C to 12 degrees C, Night Temperature: -10 degrees C to -45 degrees C – Drass region of Ladakh is the coldest place in India and second coldest in world after Siberia) April: Pleasant days and cold nights (Beginning of summer season) (Day temperature: 15 to 22 degrees C, Night temperature: -5 to 15 degrees C) Hotels, Guest Houses and Camps: Most of the hotels and guest houses (98%) remain shut during winter season in Ladakh as very few tourists visit this valley during this time period. Hotels remain closed between October and April. While hotels start opening in mid-April when temperature starts rising, the camps (tents) in Nubra valley too start accommodating guests at the same time but Pangong and Tso Moriri (Korzok) being colder than Leh and Nubra invite guests to its tents in May or afterwards. However, depending upon the weather conditions (temperature), sometime tents at Pangong Tso are pitched after April 20. For general/family sightseeing: Mid-April to September: Middle of April is the time of onset of summer season in Ladakh valley. This is the perfect time to visit Ladakh for

LEH: What is the best time to visit Leh Ladakh? This is the question that every traveler wants to ask before planning his visit to Ladakh. However, Ladakh can be visited in all four seasons, 12 months a year, but depending upon the choice and fitness of traveler, one can plan tour based on the